Help:Contents

Revision as of 19:43, 16 June 2010

Welcome to the help page. This will serve as a helpful list of commands and syntax for the wiki, as well as providing other general instructions. If you need further help, please visit the wiki IRC channel on irc.forestnet.org on channel #2238wiki.

Wiki Syntax

• Surrounding text with three apostrophes will make '''boldface''' appear as boldface.
• Surrounding text with two apostrophes will make ''italicized'' appear as italicized.
• Surrounding text with <u> and </u> will make <u>underlined</u> appear as underlined.
• Surrounding text with <s> and </s> will make <s>strikeout</s> appear as strikeout.
• Using the tag <br> will create a
  manual line break.
• Beginning a line with one asterisk * creates a bullet.
  • Using two stars ** at the beginning of a line will create an indented bullet, like in this line.

Headings

• To create a heading such as the Wiki Syntax above, use == Wiki Syntax == .
• To create a heading such as the Headings section here, use === Headings === .

Creating Links

• Surrounding text with brackets will create a link inside the wiki, so [[Small Guns]] becomes a link to the small guns page at Small Guns.
• Using brackets again, posting an outside link inside the brackets, followed by a space, followed by a title, will create a link to another webpage. [[http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]] becomes a link to the page http://www.wikipedia.org with the title 'Wikipedia'. [Wikipedia]. This can also be done with links inside the wiki like link, but the name of the page and the title of the link must be separated by a |.
• Links can also be created to subheadings of pages, for example [[Boneyard#Adytum]] links to the Adytum section of the Boneyard page in Boneyard#Adytum.

Redirects

• A redirect is a code that automatically links the user to one page when visiting another. For example, if .223 was searched for in this wiki, the page .223 has a redirect that automatically loads .223 FMJ. To create a redirect, use the code

#REDIRECT [[page]]

where page is the destination.

Uploading and Posting Images

• To upload a file, use the link in the 'toolbox' section of the menu on the left titled 'Upload file'.
• To keep quality consistent, it is recommended that you upload files in .gif format.
• To insert an image into a page, use [[File:meleeweapons.gif]] where meleeweapons.gif is the name of the file.
• To adjust an image, use [[File:File.gif|200px|thumb|left|caption]] , which will display file.gif as 200 pixels wide, inside a box on the left side of the page, with the text 'caption' below it.

Wiki Advice and Instructions

• Do not add any information to Player-made factions at this time.
• Do not edit any tables on weapon, armor, or item pages about the items or crafting. Also do not edit critter pages. You may add text to the page, just do not do it inside the {{Braces...
• Use the preview command before you save a page. When adding many links or pictures, it is helpful to make sure that all of the code is in correctly.
• If your English is poor, do not be ashamed. Just post a link to the page you've created here to be checked. You can also post here when you'd just like someone to look over your page.

• The settings for your account on this wiki can be very helpful. It is recommended that you set your timezone, and it never hurts to edit the page about yourself.
• Under editing settings, allowing either double-clicking on the page or right-clicking on the title allows you to edit quickly.